CN102729746A

CN102729746A - Amphibious vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN102729746A
Application number: CN2012101108512A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 党远林
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2011-08-16
Filing date: 2012-04-16
Publication date: 2012-10-17
Also published as: CN102616094B; CN202827008U; CN102616094A

Abstract

The invention provides an amphibious vehicle. The amphibious vehicle comprises a vehicle body, driving wheels, a marine propulsion device, an engaging transmission mechanism which is arranged on the vehicle body and connected with the marine propulsion device, and an adjustable suspension device which is connected with the vehicle body and the driving wheels, wherein the driving wheels can move between support positions and retraction positions relative to the vehicle body through the adjustable suspension device; when the driving wheels are arranged in the support positions, the driving wheels are used for engaging with the ground; and when the driving wheels are arranged in the retraction positions, the driving wheels are engaged with the engaging transmission mechanism and can transfer power to the marine propulsion device through the engaging transmission mechanism so as to drive the amphibious vehicle in water. According to the structure, the adjustable suspension device can not only control the wheels to lift, but also become a power switching device for amphibious driving modes of the vehicle, so that a land power transmission mechanism can be fully utilized, the independent arrangement of a power transmission mechanism and a switching mechanism for the marine propulsion device can be avoided, the weight of the whole amphibious vehicle can be further reduced, the space of the vehicle body can be released, and the problems of more parts of the amphibious vehicle and difficulty in arrangement of the vehicle body can be further solved.

Description

Amphibious vehicle

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to a kind of amphibious motor bike, and be particularly related to a kind of amphibious motor bike with adjustable hanging device, floating drum jack and flexible spar structures.

Background technology

At present, the existing multiple version of amphibious motor bike occurs, but its innovative approach all be the simple relevant self contained system that installs held water land transportation row for vehicle additional as; 1) water, the land driving device that goes and drive; 2) cutting of drive form and transfer device go water, land; 3) wheel goes up and down and supportive device; 4) buoyant means, yet, because these device more complicated and independent the existence; The space and the layout of car body have been influenced; The complex structure that motor bike is become, volume, weight and cost heighten, and use relatively heavier; Lose motor bike volume small and exquisite, take action flexible, convenient, economic dispatch advantage feature, also be unfavorable for the popularization and the use of vehicle.And for motor bike; The maximum contradiction of its amphibiousization is that body construction should guarantee to be fit to land and drives and go; Also will guarantee in water, will have enough buoyancy with stable and bank up and down smooth, this will overcome the problem of volume and buoyancy and structure and weight with regard to requiring vehicle in design.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is the defective that overcomes prior art, and a kind of novel amphibious motor bike is provided, and it can reduce device and install the release vehicle body space additional; Make things convenient for vehicle structure to arrange, reduce the vehicle volume, reduce vehicle weight and cost, both solved the motor bike operation of paddling smoothly; The advantage feature that has also kept motor bike, no matter ride instead of walk as traffic in the area that interlocks in land and water; Amusement and recreation, or flood fighting saves oneself, and its practicality all will be brought into play obviously effect.

The present invention provides a kind of amphibious vehicle, comprising: car body, and drive wheels, marine propulsion engages transmission device, and wherein, the joint transmission device is located on the car body and with marine propulsion and is connected; Adjustable hanging mechanism links to each other with drive wheels with car body, and drive wheels is moved between Support Position and retracted position with respect to car body through said adjustable hanging device; Wherein, When the Support Position, said drive wheels is used for and ground engagement, and when retracted position; Drive wheels with engage that transmission device engages and give said marine propulsion through engaging transmission device with transmission of power, so that this amphibious vehicle is carried out driving in the water.

Further, said joint transmission device is a gear type transmission mechanism, comprising: the output wheel that links to each other with marine propulsion, the power wheel that can engage with drive wheels and the pinion unit of transferring power between power wheel and output wheel;

Wherein, said power wheel drives said output wheel motion through pinion unit in the time of in retracted position, thereby drives the marine propulsion running.

Further; Described amphibious vehicle; Wherein, said joint transmission device is a sprocket-type transmission device peculiar to vessel, comprises output wheel that links to each other with marine propulsion and one or more power wheels that can engage with drive wheels; Drive said output wheel motion at power wheel described in the said retracted position through messenger chain, thereby drive the marine propulsion running.

Further, described amphibious vehicle, wherein; Power wheel and back power wheel before said power wheel comprises; Said messenger chain comprises first messenger chain and second messenger chain, and wherein, this preceding power wheel is connected through first messenger chain with the back power wheel; Said back power wheel also is connected with output wheel through second messenger chain; And in retracted position, said before power wheel and said back power wheel all engage with drive wheels, with power from drive wheels via preceding power wheel with afterwards power wheel and first messenger chain and second messenger chain are delivered to output wheel.

Further; Described amphibious vehicle; Wherein, said joint transmission device comprises with engaging of said drive wheels: said joint transmission device engages through friction mode with the tire of drive wheels, or said joint transmission device engages through the mode that engages with the wheel hub of drive wheels.

Further; Described amphibious vehicle; Also comprise: be separately positioned on the left floating drum and the tube on car body left side and right side, be arranged on the end floating drum of car body bottom, be respectively applied for the floating drum jack of left floating drum and right floating drum; Left side floating drum links to each other with car body through corresponding floating drum jack respectively with right floating drum, and is moving away from the displayed position of car body with near including between the position of car body via corresponding floating drum jack.

Further, the floating drum jack comprises: retractable bracket links to each other with car body; Connecting arm, an end is hinged on the retractable bracket, and the other end is connected with corresponding floating drum; Actuating device drives connecting arm and pivots so that floating drum moves between said expanded position and stowed position.

Further, described amphibious vehicle, wherein, said adjustable hanging mechanism comprises: adjusting arm, adjusting arm is provided with worm and worm wheel; Actuating device is connected to drive the worm screw rotation with worm screw; The pivot of captiveing joint with worm gear; With the cantilever that said pivot is captiveed joint, wherein said drive wheels is connected with cantilever; Wherein said drive device drives worm screw is rotated forward or backwards, and then drives worm gear, pivot and cantilever rotation, forwards drive wheels to retracted position or Support Position; Wherein, said adjustable hanging mechanism also comprises bumper, and adjusting arm is installed on car body via pivot and bumper.

Owing to adopted technique scheme, the invention has the beneficial effects as follows:

The present invention moves between engage position and Support Position through adjustable hanging device control wheel; And with engage that transmission device engages or just accomplished the powershift of the amphibious drive pattern of vehicle when breaking away from; And make the Power train of wheel all be able to utilize; Avoided for marine propulsion Power train and switching mechanism being set separately again; Thereby reduced the complete vehicle weight of amphibious vehicle and discharged vehicle body space, it is various to have solved the amphibious vehicle parts, the problem that car body is difficult to arrange.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the amphibious motor bike of embodiment according to the invention;

Fig. 2 is the structural representation of jack according to the invention;

Fig. 3 is the position view of floating drum according to the invention;

Fig. 4 is the scheme drawing of adjustable hanging according to the invention mechanism.

The specific embodiment

To briefly introduce amphibious vehicle and the adoptable back-wheel drive pattern thereof of trailing wheel as drive wheels at present.As shown in Figure 1, trailing wheel 13 can adopt wheel hub integral type trailing wheel or other any type of trailing wheel.In this case, vehicle comprises that the adjustable hanging mechanism 2 (will detail at the back literary composition) that drives trailing wheel and go up and down engage and drive the joint transmission device 3 that marine propulsion 12 turns round with being used for ability trailing wheel 13.Said marine propulsion 12 can for example be water jet propelling unit, but shown in Figure 1, adopts propeller plant in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.The car body 1 of these trailing wheel 13 tops can be provided with the spatial accommodation 14 that is used to hold this trailing wheel 13; Be provided with said joint transmission device 3 in this spatial accommodation 14, said joint transmission device 3 may be embodied as the Power train of gear drive and chain wheel driving mechanism and any appropriate structuring.A kind of sprocket engagement transmission device 3 as engaging transmission device 3 comprises, the power wheel and the output wheel (or drive wheel) 3135 that links to each other with propeller plant 32 that can engage with trailing wheel 13.As preferred embodiment, power wheel for example is included in the preceding power wheel 3138 and back power wheel 3139 that is provided with in the spatial accommodation 14.At said retracted position; Preceding power wheel 3138 all engages with the trailing wheel of including spatial accommodation 14 in 13 with back power wheel 3139 (can adopt any suitable juncture; As only frictional engagement or engage with the mode of the wheel hub engage in snap engagement of trailing wheel 13); Preceding power wheel 3138 is connected through first messenger chain 3140 with back power wheel 3139, and back power wheel 3139 is connected with the output wheel 3135 of propeller plant 32 through second messenger chain 3141.Through preceding power wheel 3138 and back power wheel 3139 and via first messenger chain 3140 and second messenger chain 3141 to the power of output wheel 3135 transmission from trailing wheel 13.According to the present invention, this mode with the driving marine propulsion can significantly improve power transmission efficiency and transmission stability.Certainly a plurality of power wheels and/or output wheel and a plurality of messenger chain that is used for transferring power can also be set in not departing from the scope of the present invention, repeat no more at this.

Another variant as engaging transmission device can be embodied as the gear drive (not shown); Comprise at least one flower wheel (being power wheel) that is used for engaging, this at least one flower wheel and trailing wheel 13 frictional engagement or engage with the mode of the wheel hub engage in snap engagement of trailing wheel 13 with the trailing wheel of including spatial accommodation 14 in 13.Between flower wheel and propeller plant, be provided with the pinion unit that is used for transferring power, it can be as required and is provided with in any appropriate manner according to the concrete structure of vehicle.Also have on the flower wheel and pinion unit ingear tooth and the bonding part that engages with trailing wheel.The rotation of wheel 13 also and then through pinion unit is delivered to propeller plant 2 through flower wheel when trailing wheel 13 moves in the retracted position through adjustable hanging mechanism 2, moves to be implemented in the water.

Trailing wheel 13 is in the Support Position when moving on land, its with other wheel propelled vehicles on the ground, this moment trailing wheel 13 not with engages transmission device 3 joints.And vehicle is when moving in water; This trailing wheel 13 rises and includes in the spatial accommodation 14 in the car body through adjustable hanging device 2; Thereby this trailing wheel 13 gets into the retracted position that engages with this joints transmission device 3, drive to engage transmission device 3 operations, and joint transmission device 3 arrives propeller plant 12 with the power transmission of trailing wheel 13; Be that the propulsion source of the trailing wheel 13 double oar propulsive units 12 of spinning is so that the screw propeller rotation on the propeller plant 12 is implemented in promotion car body 1 operation in the water.This structure makes the adjustable hanging device not only can control wheel; Also make the adjustable hanging device become the switchover apparatus of the amphibious drive pattern of vehicle; And make that the land Power train all is able to utilize; Avoided again separately for marine propulsion is provided with Power train and switching mechanism, thereby reduced the complete vehicle weight of amphibious vehicle and discharged vehicle body space.

The jack of floating drum

For the performance of the present invention of raising further, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the car body left and right sides of car body 1 is provided with the left floating drum 51 and right floating drum 52 that can launch.Vehicle also comprises the floating drum jack that is respectively applied for left floating drum and right floating drum, thereby left floating drum links to each other with car body through corresponding floating drum jack respectively with right floating drum, and is moving away from the displayed position of car body with near including between the position of car body.Certainly as required at the floating drum of desired location setting more than two.In addition, the bottom of car body 1 (for example stretcher bottom) can also be provided with end floating drum 53, and this end floating drum is along the fore-and-aft direction setting of car body and extend to trailing wheel.Be provided with holding tank or the supporting construction that is used to place corresponding floating drum with left floating drum 51, right floating drum 52 cooresponding car body sides.With the holding tank is example, and holding tank can be provided with along the car body fore-and-aft direction, and its grooved is suitable with the outline of corresponding floating drum.And with the back-wheel drive pattern is example, and when trailing wheel 13 is in when including spatial accommodation 14 states in, left floating drum 51, right floating drum 52 launch, and it is more stable that vehicle is moved in the waters.When trailing wheel 13 was in the land running state, left floating drum 51, right floating drum 52 all were accommodated in the corresponding holding tank, merging the existence of floating drum (be can not feel significantly on the sense organ) mutually with car body 1, thereby had reduced the resistance that vehicle on the way moves.

The expansion of introducing below through adjustable hanging as herein described mechanism and left and right sides floating drum combines and realizes the folding and unfolding to marine propulsion simultaneously with taking in.Although it should be noted that here the floating drum jack of introducing is to combine with trailing wheel lifting mechanism mentioned above and marine propulsion jack, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that this floating drum jack can implement individually.

Specifically, left floating drum 51 is provided with a retractable bracket 521 with right floating drum 52, and this retractable bracket links to each other with car body.Retractable bracket for example is the part of car body or the supernumerary structure that links to each other with car body.Be that example describes only for convenience with the retractable bracket of right floating drum 52.As shown in Figure 4; Be hinged with a connecting arm 522 on the retractable bracket 521; These connecting arm 522 other ends are provided with on the corresponding floating drum (not shown), and connecting arm 522 pivots outside car body in car body under the driving of independent actuating device (not shown), so that corresponding floating drum is launched; Otherwise actuating device pivots connecting arm 522 in the export-oriented car body of car body, so that corresponding floating drum is taken in the corresponding holding tank.Said actuating device for example is arranged on the drive motor on the pivot of connecting arm and retractable bracket articulated section, and it can drive the connecting arm rotation.

The adjustable hanging device

Trailing wheel 3 is through adjustable hanging of the present invention mechanism 2 and between retracted position and Support Position, move.As shown in Figure 4; Adjustable hanging mechanism 2 comprises: be installed to the adjusting arm 213 on the car body 1 through pivot 28 and bumper 214; One end of this adjusting arm 213 is provided with this pivot (being called cross bar or transverse axis again) 28, is connected with worm gear 29 on this pivot 28, thereby this worm gear 29 rotates with pivot 28.This worm gear 29 is meshed with a worm screw 210; This worm screw 210 can also be connected with the takeoff output portion of an actuating device 211; Thereby the takeoff output portion with this actuating device rotates (this actuating device 211 for example is that the vehicle driver can manually operated mechanism, maybe can be the motor of any kind).Said actuating device preferably is arranged on the adjusting arm.Trailing wheel 13 is provided with cantilever (being called chain stay again) 212; Cantilever 212 1 ends are rigidly attached on this pivot 28 and (for example fix through key or gear structure; Thereby rotate with pivot 28); The other end of cantilever 212 is arranged on (trailing wheel 13 is provided with two cantilevers 212 usually, and promptly left cantilever and right cantilever are to improve the safety that the two-wheeled amphibious vehicle moves) on the wheel shaft of trailing wheel 13.

Said adjustable hanging mechanism works as follows, and when moving on land, actuating device 211 does not start; And worm screw 210 is not rotated, and simultaneously worm gear 29 is pinned, and then cantilever 212 is pinned; Can be fixed on the Support Position this moment with trailing wheel 13, makes vehicle smooth-ride in the land.When the driver of vehicle orders 2 actions of adjustable hanging mechanism through any suitable mode; Actuating device 211 is started working; Worm screw 10 is rotated under the driving of actuating device 211 to drive worm gear 29 rotations; And then drive pivot 28 rotations, trailing wheel 13 rotations risen get into spatial accommodations 14 thereby pivot 28 drives cantilever 212 clickwises again, promptly so that trailing wheel 13 get into and the retracted position that engages transmission device 3 joints.Preferably, in the present invention trailing wheel 13 adopts the mode that clickwise rises, left-hand revolution is fallen to move, and certainly adopts any with any hand of rotation rotation as required.

As stated; The adjustable hanging mechanism that the present invention has adopted adjusting arm that worm gear 29 and worm screw 210 form to be installed on car body via bumper 214 and pivot 28 can realize the steady up-down of trailing wheel 13, can adjust the height and position of trailing wheel 13 within the specific limits arbitrarily, has utilized the auto-lock function of worm gear 29 with worm screw 210 simultaneously; Can make the two-wheeled amphibious vehicle handling more stable, more superior; Especially it is simple in structure, and motion amplitude is big, and cost is low; Safeguard easily; Avoided increasing the actuator that is used for wheel and goes up and down, the supportive device of locking structure again in limited space, reduced the complete vehicle weight of amphibious vehicle and discharged vehicle body space, this is particularly important concerning amphibious motor bike.And no matter be rotary movement or motion of translation mode; The major part of adjustable hanging mechanism (for example worm gear 29, worm screw 210, actuating device 211 etc. and coupling member thereof) all can be arranged in the hermetically-sealed construction; Improve its service life in the waters, avoided water or other material to influence the mechanical characteristics of each parts.

Be described as being used for the trailing wheel of vehicle although it should be noted that first embodiment, when vehicle front-wheel need be gone up and down or during as engages drive; Needs according to vehicle structure; Can adjustable hanging mechanism 2 be done suitable improvement and make it be used to adjust front-wheel, as through cantilever being connected in vehicle front-wheel, and the connection structure of corresponding adjustment adjusting arm, actuating device etc. and position etc.; This it may occur to persons skilled in the art that, repeats no more once more.

Claims

1. an amphibious vehicle comprises: car body; Drive wheels; Marine propulsion; Engage transmission device, be located on the car body and and be connected with marine propulsion; The adjustable hanging device links to each other with drive wheels with car body, and drive wheels is moved between Support Position and retracted position with respect to car body through said adjustable hanging mechanism; Wherein, When the Support Position, said drive wheels is used for and ground engagement, and when retracted position; Drive wheels with engage that transmission device engages and give said marine propulsion through engaging transmission device with transmission of power, so that this amphibious vehicle is carried out driving in the water.

2. amphibious vehicle as claimed in claim 1; Wherein, Said joint transmission device is a gear type transmission mechanism, comprising: the output wheel that links to each other with marine propulsion, the power wheel that can engage with drive wheels and the pinion unit of transferring power between power wheel and output wheel; Wherein, said power wheel drives said output wheel motion through pinion unit in the time of in retracted position, thereby drives the marine propulsion running.

3. amphibious vehicle as claimed in claim 1; Wherein, Said joint transmission device is that sprocket-type engages transmission device; Comprise output wheel that links to each other with marine propulsion and one or more power wheels that can engage, drive said output wheel motion through messenger chain, thereby drive the marine propulsion running at power wheel described in the said retracted position with drive wheels.

4. amphibious vehicle as claimed in claim 3; Wherein, power wheel and back power wheel before said power wheel comprises, said messenger chain comprises first messenger chain and second messenger chain; Wherein, Should be connected through first messenger chain with the back power wheel by preceding power wheel, said back power wheel also is connected with output wheel through second messenger chain, and in retracted position; Power wheel and said back power wheel all engage with drive wheels before said, with power from drive wheels via preceding power wheel with afterwards power wheel and first messenger chain and second messenger chain are delivered to output wheel.

5. amphibious vehicle as claimed in claim 1; Wherein, Said joint transmission device comprises with engaging of said drive wheels: said joint transmission device engages through friction mode with the tire of drive wheels, or said joint transmission device engages through the mode that engages with the wheel hub of drive wheels.

6. amphibious vehicle as claimed in claim 1; Also comprise: the left floating drum and the right floating drum that are separately positioned on car body left side and right side; Be arranged on the end floating drum of car body bottom; Be respectively applied for the floating drum jack of left floating drum and right floating drum, left floating drum links to each other with car body through corresponding floating drum jack respectively with right floating drum, and is moving away from the displayed position of car body with near including between the position of car body via corresponding floating drum jack.

7. amphibious vehicle as claimed in claim 6, wherein, the floating drum jack comprises: retractable bracket links to each other with car body; Connecting arm, an end is hinged on the retractable bracket, and the other end is connected with corresponding floating drum; Actuating device drives connecting arm and pivots so that floating drum moves between said expanded position and stowed position.

8. amphibious vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein, said adjustable hanging mechanism comprises: adjusting arm, adjusting arm are provided with intermeshing worm and worm wheel; Actuating device is connected to drive the worm screw rotation with worm screw; The pivot of captiveing joint with worm gear;

With the cantilever that said pivot is captiveed joint, wherein said drive wheels is connected with cantilever; Wherein said drive device drives worm screw is rotated forward or backwards, and then drives worm gear, pivot and cantilever rotation, forwards drive wheels to retracted position or Support Position;

Wherein, said adjustable hanging mechanism also comprises bumper, and adjusting arm is installed on car body via pivot and bumper.